The Inspector General (1949)

"The Kaye way to chaos and corruption."
#13,65210,658
Movie
Audience Score
65
The Inspector General
StarringDanny KayeWalter SlezakBarbara Bates
DirectorHenry Koster
Amazon Video logoWatch on Amazon Video
NR 1 hr 41 minDec 31st, 1949Comedy, Music, Romance
Share
Embed MovieCopiedi
Plot
An illiterate stooge in a traveling medicine show wanders into a strange town and is picked up on a vagrancy charge. The town's corrupt officials mistake him for the inspector general whom they think is traveling in disguise. Fearing he will discover they've been pocketing tax money, they make several bungled attempts to kill him.

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:December 31st, 1949
On DVD & Blu-ray:September 26th, 2000 - Buy DVD
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Warner Bros. Pictures, First National Pictures
escapecorruptionmayormedicine showsnake oil